The town was the seat of the offices of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Tor zur Dübener Heide until it was disbanded in January 2011.
It lies about 25 km southwest of Lutherstadt Wittenberg, southeast of Dessau and northeast of Bitterfeld on the edge of the Düben Heath.
Nearby lies the Gremminer See, a lake created as a result of the redevelopment of the former brown coal strip mine of Golpa-Nord, and on whose shore is found the Ferropolis ("Iron Town") industrial memorial, actually a museum dedicated to "industrial culture".
[8] Meanwhile, according to Mayor Enrico Schilling, the city of Gräfenhainichen is examining legal measures to stop Matthei's actions.
[10] In an interview, Matthei stated that, in response to hostility towards him, he routinely filed complaints for defamation and bodily harm, which he could "cash in" on.